Posts Tagged ‘Serena Williams’
A Sport for Rogues, Eccentrics and Non-Conformists
Hip Surgery Sidelines Haas…Shino Speaks…Quotebook
A SPORT FOR ROGUES, ECCENTRICS AND NON-CONFORMISTS: San Francisco Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins observed, “For a sport founded on upper-class convention, replete with 19th-century Londoners leaping across pristine lawns in long white pants, tennis has been molded by rogues, eccentrics and non-conformists. Its history would be as stodgy as four o’clock tea without its relentless [...]
Bode, Brees, Barbies and the Slap Heard ‘Round the World
U.S. Fed Cup Favorites?...Monfils' South African Journey...Quotebook
JUST WONDERING: In the absence of Amelie Mauresmo and Nathalie Dechy, does Mary Joe Fernandez’s not-exactly-formidable, Williams-less U.S. contingent of Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber actually look like a Fed Cup favorite against France’s foursome of Alize Cornet, Julie Coin, Pauline Parmentier and Stephanie Cohen-Aloro?…Given Lleyton Hewitt’s withdrawal from San Jose (he’s having [...]
A Fluffy, Green Tonsillectomy (and Other Revelations)
Murray's Tears...Serena Chases Fed...Quotebook
NOT GONNA GO THERE: Asked what the difference between Kim Cljsters and Justine Henin is, Serena Williams said, “Uhm, hmm, I’m going to keep that to myself.”
SNOTTY LITTLIES IN TOW: The Age’s Linda Pearce marveled at Roger Federer’s accomplishment in Melbourne, writing, “Fathers struggle to win major titles. It is supposed to be harder with [...]
Australian Open Buzz (Day 4)
One For the No-Spank Parents In the Lentil-Belt Suburbs
HE’S A PRINCE OF A GUY: Andy Roddick may be able to boast NFLer Terrell Owens in his Friends Box, but Roger Federer one-upped him on Wednesday night, when none other than Prince William showed up to witness his routine 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win over Victor Hanescu. “Where he comes from, he knows tennis and [...]
Serena: ‘We Live In a Man’s World’
Williams Launches Fundraising Effort in Wake of Record Fine
Oh, the irony. Just hours before Serena Williams‘ now-infamous on-court tirade at the U.S. Open, where she got in the face of a diminutive and clearly intimidated lineswoman, CBS filled a window of rain-delayed hours with reruns of the obligatory Connors vs. Krickstein five-setter of ‘91 and the surreal, theater-in-the-round spectacle that was McEnroe vs. [...]
‘I Didn’t Know Who I Was Anymore’
Safina’s Struggles…Steffi the Photographer...Quotebook
PICTURE THIS: Steffi Graf’s photographs depicting the slum-life in Eritrea were featured in the German-language edition of National Geographic, accompanying an article entitled “The Children of Asmara.”
TO A COURT OF A DIFFERENT KIND: Just two days after a Belgian court ruled against the one-year bans they had incurred for violating anti-doping rules, the ITF opened [...]
An Emissary From That Remote Corner of the Athletic Galaxy
Sanchez-Vicario’s Tax Woes…A Capless A-Rod?...Quotebook
WILLIAMS ON WILLIAMS: Comedian Robin Williams called First Lady Michelle Obama “a mix between Jackie Onassis and Serena Williams.”
TENNIS RETURNS TO ATLANTA?: After initially nixing the proposed sale of its Indianapolis designation to Atlanta (a move that both stunned USTA Southern officials and, according to sources, threatened continued support from U.S. Open Series presenting sponsor [...]
‘Nobody Beats Nikolay Davydenko 13 Times in a Row’
Serena's Swear-Box...Thanksgiving with the Agassis...Quotebook
IF HE’S PLAYSTATION, THEN WHO’S PONG?: Juan Martin Del Potro said Nikolay Davydenko — who handed him a 6-3, 6-4 loss at the ATP World Tour Finals — “plays like PlayStation. He runs to everywhere.” Added the Argentine, “He beat me in [a] good way.” Is there such a thing?
SIGNATURE STATEMENT: Asked how many times [...]
Like an Atomic Bomb?
Drug Drama...Agassi 'Opens' Up...Quotebook
INSIDER EXPECTS AGASSI’S OPEN TO BE TOP SELLER: Paul Bogaards is expecting big things from Andre Agassi’s tell-all book, Open. Bogaards, the Executive Director of Publicity for the book’s publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, which officially hits the shelves on Nov. 9, says the autobiography is unprecedented in the world of sports. “I was stunned when [...]
Has the Rebel Finally Found a Cause?
AA’s Autobiography Continues to Draw Reaction...Serena’s No. 1…Quotebook
OOPS, THERE GOES THE QUAKER OATS: When a reporter asked Maria Sharapova whether or not the WTA Tour should provide “a mental health break or a sabbatical” for its players, the Russian nearly tossed her breakfast, saying, “I just about spit my oatmeal out of my mouth. That was really funny.”
SHOCKED AND AWED: Boris Becker [...]